Belt clip for pistols



June L 1943. P .VALENZUELA 2,320,450

BELT CLIP FOR PISTOLS Filed July 16, 1942 Fed/0 Valenzuela InventorUNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BELT CLIP FOR PISTOLS Pedro Valenzuela,Presidio, Tex., assignor of onehalf to Ismael Spencer, Presidio, Tex.

Application July 16, 1942, Serial No. 451,183

1 Claim.

The invention relates to a belt clip for pistols, particularly pistolsof the automatic type, enabling such pistols to be clipped to the waistband or the belt of trousers, either inside or outside of the trousers,whereby the pistol is safely supported in a readily available manner,and the primary object of the invention is to provide a clip of thecharacter indicated which will not interfere with the mechanism of thepistol, and which will not interfere with insertion or withdrawal of thepistol from a holster where a holster is used.

Other important objects and advantages of the invention will be apparentfrom a reading of the following description taken in connection with theappended drawing, wherein for purposes of illustration a preferredembodiment of the invention is shown.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a general right hand side elevational view of a conventionalform of automatic pistol showing the device of the invention installedthereon.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the v clip.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral 5 generally designatesthe clip which comprises a vertically elongated substantially parallelsided fiat plate 6, provided in its upper and lower ends with holes 1and 8', respectively, of a sufiicient di ameter to pass the upper andlower screws which hold the side or grip plate H on the side of thehandle portion of the pistol which is generally designated l2.

From the upper end of the plate 6 there projects at a slight upwardangle a segmental lateral enlargement 13 which is adapted to lie alongthe flat side [4 of the pistol handle, and this portion l3 has a springfinger l5 projecting still further laterally therefrom. In thearrangement shown in the drawing the upper edge Hi of the plate 6 isangulated upwardly and forwardly and the upper edge I! of the springfinger I5 is aligned with the upper edge IS.

The finger I5 is a substantially parallel sided relatively narrow springbar which is offset laterally from the side of the pistol as indicatedin Figure 2 of the drawing, for the greater part of its length, theouter end of the finger terminating in a laterally inwardly bowedterminal l8 to act in the manner of the terminal of a fountain pen clipor similar clip. Besides adding to the spring action of the finger l5the outsetting thereof acts to provide adequate clearance for theunimpeded action of the slide stop IS on the pistol.

It will be observed in Figure 1 of the drawing, that the upper part ofthe pistol clip is spaced sufficiently below the slide 20 of the pistolto avoid any interference with the action or disassembly thereof, andthat the lower edge of the spring finger is located above the triggerassembly so as to avoid interference therewith. As a result, the slidestop, the slide assembly, the bushing, the barrel, the recoil spring,the recoil spring guide, and the plug of the piston can be removed fromthe pistol without any interference or inconvenience from the presenceof the clip 5.

Although there is shown and described herein a preferred embodiment ofthe invention, it is to be definitely understood that it is not desiredto limit the application of the invention thereto, except. as may berequired by the scope of the subjoined claim.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A clip for a pistol of the type having a hand grip and a slide on thebarrel above the trigger, said clip comprising an elongated flat platefor attachment to said hand grip to extend longitudinally along the sameand being sufficiently long to extend substantially from the slide tothe end of said grip, said plate having an upper end elongated resilienttongue of bar-like form extending from one edge thereof at an obtuseangle to the longitudinal center line of the plate to lie alongside saidbarrel between the slide and the trigger parallel with the barrel, saidtongue having a laterally bowed terminal part for facilitating theinsertion of the tongue behind a pistol belt and being provided with astraight major portion between said part and the plate laterally offsetfrom the plane of the plate to accommodate the belt between the tongueand said barrel.

PEDRO VALENZUELA.

